Equation To Erase The Teacher is a 2020 Japanese drama that was directed by Takashi Komatsu and written by Osamu Suzuki. Starring lineup includes, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Yamada, Fumiya Takahashi, Sayu Kubota, Kokoro Morita, Nao Takahashi, and, Ikuho Akiya. A lot of newcomers are in the cast so I hope they get more work in the future. Especially since they did very well.
This drama was the most surprised filled drama that I've seen in a long time. There's two parts in the script that are nothing like each other to start off. The first part deals with a private school full of problem students who run the place simply because their families have money. Teacher's in this school are not people of authority. Instead they are punching bag place holders who fear the students. That's until one day, A new homeroom teacher appears. No matter what the students do to him, he continues to go about his day with a smile on his face. I really loved the first part as the story covers the bullying of teachers: Something that happens more times than not in schools all around the world. Teachers tend to be bullied by the students, parents, and facility the work for. Equations are used to explain situations that bother the students even if they don't want to hear the solution. Acts that are done upon the teach aren't one's that make the watcher feel good. In fact, I felt uncomfortable watching the teacher get out of constant attempts at his life but watching a show that makes me feel is the kind I find enjoyable. The second part sloppy tacks on a supernatural element along with voodoo magic that would have fit in the story's progress had it not been for how strange most of the character's in this drama were. I can applaud the effort to create a different story set apart from others, however, you have to make sure that the flow of the episodes up to that point don't suffer. I think most of us(including myself) saw Equation To Erase The Teacher as a slice of life drama dealing with bullying from students to teachers. You get very disturbed when suddenly lighting starts striking people or zombies appear like that was normal in this world. What's the real saving grace is that this drama is relatively short and the acting is top notch. Otherwise, I would have dropped out after the midway point.
Performances were the shadow inner workings of Japanese society. Well, in secret anyways. Each character was crazy. They had to be crazy to think that creating a plan to kill your homeroom teacher is normal. Then they carry it out not once, but multiple times. Some performances were so unnerving that they actually borderline became comical. I got to hand it too everyone in the cast for still being emotional sane after becoming there characters. Darkness in the heart that warps you the way some of the characters were is not for normal individuals. Japan likes outside the box which makes dramas like this common.
Equation To Erase The Teacher will defiantly leave you asking "what in the world did I just watch?" I like certain aspects of the show such as the life lessons that are taught through all the yelling or the comedic way the drama tries to paint attempted murder.
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